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Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Two anti-nukes rallies participated by
thousands of people respectively were held in the afternoon of June 2 in Tokyo.
The participants of the rallies later joined together in the anti-nukes Diet
surrounding action organized by the Metropolitan Coalition Against Nukes. The
Diet area was filled with a huge crowd of protesters that had rarely been seen
in recent weeks. After the surrounding action that took place in the late
afternoon, a large rally was held in front of the main gate of the Diet
building in the evening. Activists from various places across the country and
Diet members including former Prime Minister KAN Naoto made speeches. Music and
chants followed.The protesters were of a wide range of ages. Many of them had
signs and other things that express in various original ways their strong
desire for the world without nuclear power plants. It is sometimes said these
days that the anti-nukes movement has lost its momentum, but the scale of the
action and the enthusiasm of the participants clearly showed the power of the
anti-nukes movement in Japan that has taken root firmly in the society.（By M）